No Blues Around Here!

There are no blues around here!

 My daughter is engaged, 

so there is plenty to be happy about.

"O, Give Me Burning Blue"

I thought I was going to have the PERFECT post 

for this week's Midweek Blues.

I was going to a Blueberry Festival in Bethlehem, PA.

Perfect, right?

Well, it was not to be...

Shortly after we dropped the kids off to ride bikes along the Lehigh Canal,

my husband and I went to the Blueberry Festival.

We toured this historic home on the premises:

The Burnside Plantation

First stop was the kitchen, 

which in colonial times was not part of the home. 

The master bedroom was beautiful.

I especially like the yellow wood stove.

The servant's room, 

was accessed by the tiniest staircase ever. 

And right about now.... my phone rang.

One of the kids had a flat tire.

And kids being kids,

they were not particularly interested in the Blueberry Festival.

So we spent the rest of the day walking around old Bethlehem. 

We talked with the Blacksmith 

in the Colonial Industrial Quarter. 

So, I do not have blueberry goodies to show you,
but I did find a few other blues
and my story too.

By the way, the Burnside Plantation 
had been scheduled for demolition 
to make way for town homes.
Thankfully, someone stepped in 
and prevented that from happening!

Double Luck

Found at Valley Forge National Park.

Be sure to visit Kathy at You'll Shoot Your Eye Out 

and welcome her to the world of blogging!

 

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Beware! The Blob.

Just over half a century ago,

'The Blob'

made its debut on the big screen.

Have you seen the movie?

(Shhhh....I have not.)

This old-time horror movie 

was designed for the drive-in set

and starred the as-of-then unknown 

Steve McQueen.

Since celebrating the movie this year
with the people of

 the classic Pennsylvania town of Phoenixville,
I think it is time I finally watched it.

Beginning in the year 2000,

 the residents of Phoenixville 

have been reenacting a scene from the movie annually.

Movie-goers fill the Colonial Theater -

the recently renovated original theater in the film -

and all run screaming from the theater!

The following day

the Blobfest continues in the form of a street fair.

The streets are lined with classic cars, 

vendors of all types of horror memorabilia,

Blob souvenirs,

costumed characters,

and musical entertainment.

What I loved about Blobfest,
is that the event is not like big, massive city festival.
Instead, it is true, small town America at its best!



I love the quaintness of Phoenixville, 

and this festival fits in perfectly with the essence of the town.